NOT ASHAMED
No matter what you are looking for, you can find a religion or philosophy to fit your state of mind. We find this culture creating pressure on the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. We find people church-shopping--looking for the right “fit” for their needs. And I realize that we need to
                    
                        ...read more
                    
                
                
                    Tags: 
                    
                
                
                    Denomination: 
                    Orthodox
                
             
        
            
            
                
                
                    Contributed by Robert Drake on Feb 21, 2009
                
                
                
                    ASHAMED OF MYSELF
A young man got up to give his testimony for Christ at a tent meeting. He was not very accustomed to speaking in public, and he stumbled over his words quite a bit. An atheist in the back of the crowd yelled, "You should be ashamed of yourself, standing up there and
                    
                        ...read more
                    
                
                
                    Tags: 
                    
                
                
                    Denomination: 
                    Baptist
                
             
        
        
            
        
        
            
        
        
            
        
        
            
        
            
            
                
                
                    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 15, 2011
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
        based on  2 ratings
                    
                         | 2,188 views
                    
                 
                
                    Some believers are ashamed to pray over their food in a café. One old preacher once said, “A dog wags his tail over his
                    
                        ...read more
                    
                
                
                    Tags: 
                    
                
             
        
        
            
                
                
                    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 1, 2008
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
        based on  4 ratings
                    
                         | 1,865 views
                    
                 
                
                    Jesus is in no way ashamed of the sovereign work of God in giving a chosen people to His Son to save. 
A wise, elderly woman in the congregation, hearing the preacher struggle to explain predestination, said: “Ah, I have long settled that point. For if God had not chosen me before I was born, I am
                    
                        ...read more
                    
                
                
                    Denomination: 
                    Presbyterian/Reformed
                
             
        
        
            
                
                
                    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Aug 26, 2003
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
        based on  7 ratings
                    
                         | 6,129 views
                    
                 
                
                    THE GOSPEL OF GRACE?
Put bluntly: the American church today accepts grace in theory but denies it practice. We say we believe that the fundamental structure of reality is grace, not works – but our lives refute our faith. 
By and large, the gospel of grace is neither proclaimed, understood, nor
                    
                        ...read more
                    
                
                
                    Tags: 
                    
                
                
                    Denomination: 
                    Evangelical Free
                
             
        
        
            
                
                
                    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 10, 2011
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
        based on  1 rating
                    
                         | 5,746 views
                    
                 
                
                    THE LAW AND THE GOSPEL
John Wesley: "There is no [conflict] at all between the law and the gospel; that there is no need for the law to pass away, in order to the establishing of the gospel. Indeed neither of them supersedes the other, but they agree perfectly well together. Yea, the very same
                    
                        ...read more
                    
                
                
                    Tags: 
                    
                
                
                    Denomination: 
                    Presbyterian/Reformed
                
             
        
        
            
                
                
                
                
                    THE GOSPEL IS OFFENSIVE
There is something about the gospel that is inherently offensive. I don’t like saying that, and you may not like hearing it. But it is incontestable. The gospel puts some people off.
Take David and Roland, two high school friends of mine. David was what you might call a
                    
                        ...read more
                    
                
                
                    Tags: 
                    
                
                
                    Denomination: 
                    Presbyterian/Reformed
                
             
        
            
            
                
                
                    Contributed by Bret Toman on Mar 14, 2013
                
                
                
                    "BARBARIANS" AND THE GOSPEL
It is said that one of the greatest disasters in the history of Christianity took place in 1271. Nichelo and and Matteo Polo, the father and the uncle of Marco Polo, were visiting the Kubla Kahn. At that time, Kubla Kahn was a world ruler. He ruled all of China, all of
                    
                        ...read more
                    
                
                
                    Tags: 
                    
                
                
                    Denomination: 
                    Baptist
                
             
        
        
            
                
                
                
                
                    "The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life. It cannot be grasped by reason and memory only, but it is fully understood when it possesses the whole soul and penetrates to the inner recesses of the heart."
--John Calvin
"The Gospel that represents Jesus Christ, not as a system of
                    
                        ...read more
                    
                
                
                    Tags: 
                    
                
                
                    Denomination: 
                    Evangelical/Non-Denominational
                
             
        
        
            
        
        
            
        
        
            
                
                
                    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 22, 2008
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
        based on  4 ratings
                    
                         | 3,923 views
                    
                 
                
                    Demonstrate the Gospel
R.W. Shambach told the story of a meeting he was in with T.L. Osborn.  A young man who was a boxer and had been blinded by severe blows was also in the meeting.  Shambach knew the man personally and knew that he was not a believer.   Osborn called the man forward and prayed
                    
                        ...read more
                    
                
                
                    Scripture: 
                    
                
                
                    Denomination: 
                    Pentecostal
                
             
        
            
            
                
                
                    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 11, 2008
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
        based on  1 rating
                    
                         | 3,385 views
                    
                 
                
                    TUNE INTO THE GOSPEL
Right now, there are thousands of radio stations broadcasting through the air all over the U.S.  Some have news shows, others play a variety of musical styles; commercials are blaring while other stations broadcast sporting events.  But if you do not tune in, those radio
                    
                        ...read more
                    
                
                
                    Tags: 
                    
                
                
                    Denomination: 
                    Independent/Bible
                
             
        
        
            
                
                
                    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 18, 2008
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
        based on  3 ratings
                    
                         | 4,445 views
                    
                 
                
                    COUNTERFEIT GOSPEL
Counterfeit money is lacking in authority—-it does not have the backing of the federal government. A good counterfeiter can dupe some people into accepting his copywork as legitimate currency. But eventually, when the fake money is brought before the authorities, it will be
                    
                        ...read more
                    
                
                
                    Tags: 
                    
                
                
                    Denomination: 
                    Other
                
             
        
        
            
        
        
            
                
                
                
                
                    Benjamin Watson, who plays for the NFL New Orleans Saints posted the following on his Facebook page:
"At some point while I was playing or preparing to play Monday Night Football, the news broke about the Ferguson Decision. After trying to figure out how I felt, I decided to write it down.
                    
                        ...read more
                    
                
                
                    Scripture: 
                    
                
                
                    Tags: 
                    
                
                
                    Denomination: 
                    Evangelical/Non-Denominational